Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Which show?

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   A friend of mine posted the following question in another place and I thought I'd see if this community had any other insights to add.

Would you rather have a lead role in a show you weren't in love with, with unknown directors, and in a new place where you aren't sure how good the quality of the show will be OR a smaller role in a well-known theater company, with people and directors you love knowing the show will be spectacular?

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hobbyactor Lead Joined: 12/22/11 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Topic: Which show? Posted: 11/17/14 at 9:24am
	A friend of mine posted the following question in another place and I thought I'd see if this community had any other insights to add. Would you rather have a lead role in a show you weren't in love with, with unknown directors, and in a new place where you aren't sure how good the quality of the show will be OR a smaller role in a well-known theater company, with people and directors you love knowing the show will be spectacular?

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Thudster Star Joined: 10/16/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 68	Posted: 11/17/14 at 9:53pm
	I'd go for the smaller role. I don't need to play the lead, and I love it when everything clicks together.
	"Hey look! That's my dad up there whacking himself with silverware!"
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Majicwrench Celebrity Joined: 2/07/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 178	Posted: 11/18/14 at 3:50pm
	"Life is supposed to be an adventure" is how I live my life. It would be a tough decision, but I would enjoy the new people and new challenges. I have a tiny troupe in our tiny town, yet once a year or so I end up with a bit part in some nearby town for some other tiny troupe. Is always great fun and I learn new things.
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edh915 Celebrity Joined: 11/19/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 325	Posted: 11/21/14 at 6:55pm
	"a lead role in a show you weren't in love with" Do you mean a "show" I'm not in love with? or a "lead role" I'm not in love with? One of the things I try to do is push myself beyond my comfort level as an actor. There are roles that I know I can play, and play well. But there are others that represent a challenge. I can play Neil Simon and Arthur Miller. Shakespeare is a challenge. So is Samuel Beckett. Also Sarah Ruhl. Even playing Von Helsing in a production of Dracula had elements of challenge to it. Then there's the time I was the entire Second Act, a 45-minute, 19-page monologue. I tend to go for the challenges. Edited by edh915 - 11/21/14 at 6:57pm
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